Summer Internship
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Summer Internship
Battle Creek BombersBaseball
189 Bridge Street
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269.962.0735
battlecreekbombers.com
Kalamazoo Growlers Baseball
251 Mills Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
269.492.9966
growlersbaseball.com
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Summer Internship
The Battle Creek Bombers and Kalamazoo Growlers are under the same ownership management and internships for both teams are handled jointly.
Internship objective:
The Battle Creek Bombers and Kalamazoo Growlers are offering an opportunity for current college level students looking to gain real world experience in the sports industry to position themselves for a career in sports upon graduation.
About the interning organization:
The Battle Creek Bombersreturn for their 8th season in the prestigious Northwoods League after their memorable 2011 Summer Collegiate World Series Championship season. The Bombers play in historic C.O. Brown Stadium, a 4,800-seat facility located in the heart of Battle Creek.
The Kalamazoo Growlers are a 2014 Northwoods League expansion team beginning their second season of play this summer. The Growlers continue the rich history of baseball in Kalamazoo, carrying on the tradition of the Kalamazoo Kodiaks and Kalamazoo Kings. Homer Stryker Field, a 4,000-seat park located in Kalamazoo’s Mayors Riverfront Park is the home field of the Growlers.
The Northwoods League is a summer baseball league comprised of teams of the top college players from across North America. The Northwoods League has more teams, plays more games, and draws more fans than any Summer Collegiate Baseball League in North America. Each team is operated similar to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips, and playing nightly before thousands of fans.
Start date: On or near the start of summer (May 15th), negotiable
End date: On or near the end of summer (August 15th), negotiable
Hours per week: The internships are part-time,which allow students the opportunity to work other part time jobs throughout their summer internship experience. Work hours are dependent on game dates and are discussed with students weekly throughout their internship.
Academic qualifications: Declared major or minor in Sport Management, journalism, marketing, or business.
Desired skills and qualifications:
- Competency in business skills and tools
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Organized, motivated, and able to work independently
- Team-leadership and adaptability
- Ambitious and self-initiated
Description of intern responsibilities:
Interns will learn the “ins and outs” of a full baseball season and get the opportunity to work in multiple aspects of the business. Each intern will experience numerous duties and rotate different departments each home stand to leave with a multi faceted experience. Interns will receive severalexperiences in items listed below which will vary from ballpark operations to marketing and promotions…
- Operations
- Ticketing
- Marketing/Promotions
- Merchandise
- Gameday Prep
- Press Box
- Managerial roles (3)
We are also looking for three internship managerial roles to be filled this summer that include a merchandise manager and two concessions/operations managers.
The merchandise manager will coordinate with the President of the organization to help oversee the entire merchandise department. Duties can include but are not limited to inventory management, re-orders, potential designs, stadium layout, and more. They will also work closely with the marketing managers to ensure that products are given effective promotional attention.
The concessions/operations managers will work directly with the Ballpark Operations Director and assist with inventory, ordering, staffing, and running all operations on game days.
Location:
- Battle Creek Bombers:C.O. Brown Stadium - 189 Bridge St.,Battle Creek, MI 49017
- Kalamazoo Growlers: Homer Stryker Field – 251 Mills St., Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Intern sponsor: Tony Iovieno (BC), Brian Colopy (KZOO)
Credit: College credit towardsa major, minor or general elective required.
Please express interest and submit résumé to Director of Ballpark Operations, Kelly Cartner at you have any questions, please contact Kelly by email or phone at (269) 492-7386.
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